# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 5: Screening and blending of waste (T5)


(1) The treatment of relevant waste by screening and blending it for the purposes of producing an aggregate or soil and associated prior treatment.
(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.
Codes
Waste types
010408
Waste gravel and crushed rocks other than those mentioned in 010407
010409
Waste sand and clays
020202
Shellfish shells from which the soft tissue or flesh has been removed only
030101
Untreated waste bark and cork only
030301
Untreated waste bark and wood
100101
Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust (excluding boiler dust mentioned in 100104)
100115
Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 100114
170101
Concrete
170102
Bricks
170103
Tiles and ceramics
170107
Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 170106
170201
Untreated wood only
170302
Bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 170301
170504
Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 170503
170506
Dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 170505
170508
Track ballast other than those mentioned in 170507
190599
Compost produced pursuant to a treatment described in paragraphs T23 or T26 only
191205
Glass
191209
Aggregates only
191212
Gypsum recovered from construction materials only
191302
Solid wastes from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 191301
191304
Sludges from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 191303
200202
Soil and stones
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—
(a) in relation to any relevant waste to which code 170302 (bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 170301) applies where the treatment is for the purpose of manufacturing roadstone, the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 3-year period does not exceed 50,000 tonnes,
(b) in relation to relevant waste not covered by paragraph (a), the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 3-year period does not exceed 5,000 tonnes,
(c) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months, and
(d) the treatment is carried on at the place—
(i) of production, or
(ii) where the treated waste is to be used.
(4) In this paragraph, “associated prior treatment” means crushing relevant waste for the purposes of screening or blending it but does not include crushing of any relevant waste which falls within Part B of Section 3.5 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 or within paragraph T7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/schedule/3/part/1/chapter/3/crossheading/descriptions-and-specific-conditions/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-3/part-1/chapter-3/crossheading-descriptions-and-specific-conditions/paragraph-5
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